About this role
Position Title: Cook
Department: Culinary Services
Schedule: Varied (Full Time)
Pay: $19- $23 hourly
Who we are:
You will enjoy:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Offering DailyPay!
- Life and disability insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Employee assistance program
- PTO and eight paid holidays
- Free meals
- Your personal and professional growth is important to us, so we provide continual professional training and career advancement opportunities.
- You will enjoy being part of a great team in a fun, engaging work environment!
Who you are:
- Ability to communicate effectively and perform simple arithmetic.
- A minimum of one to three years experience as a Cook in a hotel, restaurant, country club, or similar institution.
- Ability to plan and organize work, to interpret instructions, recipes, specifications, and standards.
- Knowledge of kitchen equipment operations and maintenance.
- Basic understanding of English.
General Summary:
The Cook is responsible for the preparation of all food items as per standardized recipes as well as cleaning duties in the kitchen.
Essential Job Duties:
- Maintains assigned workstation in a safe and sanitary condition.
- Maintains acceptable standards of personal hygiene and complies with department dress code.
- Attends in-service training and education sessions, as assigned.
- Performs specific work duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.
Other facts
About Friendship Village Kalamazoo
Welcome to Friendship Village, the senior living community connecting you to great friends, good health, active living and personal well-being.
Nestled among over 70 acres of beautiful woods and groomed courtyards, Friendship Village is Kalamazoo’s premier retirement community, with multiple residential solutions, including our exclusive Garden Homes, a comfortable and carefree lifestyle, and quality health services.
Because Friendship Village is a LifeCare® community, as your needs change, you’ll be able to seamlessly transition from independent living to our on-campus assisted living community, skilled nursing care or memory care. We also provide short-term senior rehab and therapy services.
And at Friendship Village, you can always move into our community right at the level of care you need. We’re the only true LifeCare® retirement community in the Kalamazoo area, offering quality, onsite health care at a substantial savings for life.
Our continuum of care:
- Independent Living Garden Homes
- Independent Living Village Apartments
- Woodside - Assisted Living
- Woodside - Memory Care
- Rehabilitation Care
- Long-Term, Skilled Care
Friendship Village is managed by Life Care Services, with more than 40 years of marketing and managing senior living communities across the US. We are a non-profit corporation operated by a Board of Directors comprised of local business professionals. There are no stockholders or owners to take a standing percentage of profits. Income over and above operational costs is used to continuously improve Friendship Village and the lives of our residents.
What you'll do
- The Cook is responsible for the preparation of all food items according to standardized recipes and maintaining cleanliness in the kitchen. They must also ensure their workstation is safe and sanitary.
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